ALondon man is to live the life of another person for 28 days, in an experiment that he hopes will give him insight into the nature of human existence but which experts have called potentially […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa’s Pluto-bound probe New Horizons spacecraft comes out of hibernation for the last time next month in preparation for a six-month encounter, including a first-ever close flyby of the mysterious dwarf planet on […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): In a breakthrough, researchers have developed a revolutionary new way to manufacture natural chemicals and used it to assemble a scarce anti-inflammatory drug with potential to treat cancer and malaria. The advance could […]
The security guard of future is five feet tall, Wi-Fi-equipped and looks uncannily like a cross between a Dalek and EVE from Wall-E. This is the K5 Autonomous Data Machine, the first product from Californian […]
DARMSTADT, Germany (TIP): The signal broke a seven-hour wait of agonising intensity and sparked scenes of jubilation at the European Space Agency’s mission control in Darmstadt. The team in charge of the Rosetta mission achieved […]
Achemical vapour exuded from human skin became the key reason why mosquitoes turned from feeding on animals to sucking the blood of people, a study has found. Sulcatone is an important ingredient in the distinctive […]
It sounds like something out of a film, but scientists may have discovered a way to make you smarter – by reverting the brain to a “plastic” child-like state. Researchers at Stanford University experimented by […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Exposure to radiation either as a result of a nuclear accident or during treatment of diseases may increase the risk of brain tumours in people under the age of 30, says an […]
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (TIP): The head of the space tourism company that suffered a tragic setback when its experimental rocket ship broke apart over the California desert says test flights could resume as early as […]
LONDON (TIP): The world’s first inhalable Ebola vaccine in development has proved highly successful in animal studies. Scientists from the University of Texas have confirmed that a potentially breathable, respiratory vaccine in development has been […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A sounding rocket fitted with technology to gather 1,500 images of the Sun in flat five minutes is set for launch on November 10. Capturing five images per second, the Rapid Acquisition Imaging […]
Suicide prevention charity Samaritans has launched a service to help people spot whether their friends could be at risk of taking their own lives. Users of Twitter can set up Samaritans Radar to monitor their […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): Dr G Satheesh Reddy, eminent scientist and Director of DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat, has been conferred the prestigious fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London for his outstanding contributions in the field of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Cleaning products and air fresheners, which provide a pleasant smell to your house, may also spike indoor aerosol levels and hamper the quality of air, a new study has warned. “Some of the […]
LONDON (TIP): Not even a third world war or a lethal pandemic, leave alone a one child policy globally, will be able to slow down the planet’s rocketing population rise, scientists say. New multi-scenario modeling […]
WELLINGTON (TIP): An international team of scientists drilling a 1.3-km deep hole into the Alpine Fault in New Zealand’s South Island say they are already gaining valuable insights into the Earth’s crust less than a […]
LONDON (TIP): Doctors have found a new way to treat epilepsy – through the cheek. For those most severely affected, treating epilepsy means drilling through the skull deep into the brain to destroy the small […]
NEW YORK (TIP): A comet from the outer reaches of the solar system made a rare, close pass by Mars where a fleet of robotic science probes were poised for studies. Comet Siding Spring passed […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have successfully used an iPhone app for imaging the inside of the eye of immobile and paediatric patients. The team used the iExaminer smartphone system and an iPhone to image 28 paediatric […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A revolutionary new bionic eye implanted into a 66- year-old blind man in the US has allowed him to ‘see’ for the first time in 33 years. Larry Hester was diagnosed with retinitis […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A pair of American astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station on October 15 on a spacewalk to do repairs and upkeep at the orbiting outpost, Nasa said. Reid Wiseman and Barry “Butch” […]
LONDON (TIP): In a big blow to plans of colonizing the Red planet, scientists have confirmed that humans won’t last more than 68 days in Mars with present day technology. Researchers have said that an […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Inspired by the amazing ability of sidewinder snakes to quickly climb sandy slopes, researchers have created a robot that can climb sand hills better, an advance that may aid search-andrescue operations. Researchers report […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Isro’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will observe comet Siding Spring when it flies by the Red Planet around midnight on October 19. The space agency moved MOM to a “safer position” on Tuesday […]
NEW DELHI: Isro will launch the third of seven satellites of its ambitious navigation system IRNSS on October 16, the space agency said on October 16. IRNSS-1C, the third satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation […]
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